Tag: Railway lines
Deutsche Bahn is pinning all hopes on a new train
ICE 3neo in the long-distance train station at Frankfurt Airport “If the train doesn’t come on time, it’s not because of this train,” promises DB long-distance transport director Michael Peterson.…
Board examines cuts in freight transport
Freight station in Halle/Saale Of 144 train formation facilities, only ten could remain after 2024. (Photo: dpa) Hamm On the board of directors of Deutsche Bahn (DB), rail freight boss…
Board examines clearcutting in freight transport
Freight station in Halle/Saale Of 144 train formation facilities, only ten could remain after 2024. (Photo: dpa) Hamm On the board of directors of Deutsche Bahn (DB), rail freight boss…
Deutsche Bahn: works council fights against split plans
Hamm The employees of Deutsche Bahn (DB) are resisting new demands to separate the rail network from the state-owned company’s operations. “If the integrated group were to be split up,”…
Monopolies Commission calls for the group to be broken up
ICE The Monopolies Commission had previously recommended dividing the railways into an infrastructure and a transport division. (Photo: IMAGO/Michael Gstettenbauer) Berlin The Monopolies Commission, a body that advises the federal…
Six reasons why Austria is so successful with its night trains
Arrival of the ÖBB Nightjet Currently, 38 ÖBB Nightjets connect many attractive cities in Central Europe overnight. In the center is the Vienna hub. (Photo: imago images / Rüdiger Wölk)…
The federal government and the railways are expecting disaster from Brussels
Freight wagons from DB Cargo Deutsche Bahn rejects accusations from Brussels that it received subsidies that distorted competition. (Photo: IMAGO/photothek) Berlin The federal government fears trouble from Brussels. According to…
Rail freight companies rebel against Transport Minister Wissing
Freight train near Stuttgart Transport Minister Wissing expects more freight trains, but calculates without new routes, criticizing the railway companies. (Photo: IMAGO/Arnulf Hettrich) Berlin. The rail freight companies in Germany…
Railway operations started largely according to plan after the warning strike was canceled
Travelers on the platform The railway union EVG had surprisingly canceled the planned strike on Saturday. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt After the cancellation of the two-day warning strike, the trains ran…
A third of long-distance trains are canceled on Monday
Central Station in Hamburg The railway and the union EVG were able to agree on a comparison. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The planned 50-hour warning strike on the railways has surprisingly…
Warning strike on the railways averted for the time being
Deutsche Bahn The railway and the union EVG were able to agree on a comparison. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The 50-hour warning strike on the railways has been canceled at short…
Bahn wants to prevent warning strike with urgent application to the court
Deutsche Bahn passenger trains are on sidings The EVG asks the industry for 650 euros more per month or 12 percent for the upper income with a term of 12…
EVG ultimatum in Deutsche Bahn wage conflict has expired
ECG Overall, the EVG is negotiating for 180,000 employees at DB and another 50,000 at other railway companies. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The railway and transport union EVG is sticking to…
Deutsche Bahn stops long-distance traffic completely for two days
S-Bahn in Stuttgart Uncertain times are again approaching Deutsche Bahn passengers. (Photo: IMAGO/Arnulf Hettrich) Dusseldorf With a nationwide warning strike, the railway and transport union (EVG) wants to paralyze rail…
EVG announces new rail strike from Sunday to Tuesday
S-Bahn in Stuttgart Uncertain times are again approaching Deutsche Bahn passengers. (Photo: IMAGO/Arnulf Hettrich) Dusseldorf With a nationwide warning strike, the railway and transport union (EVG) wants to paralyze rail…
The federal government wants to support the renovation of the railway network with billions
Construction site The federal government and the railways had agreed to fundamentally rehabilitate heavily used rail routes. (Photo: dpa) Berlin In the future, the federal government wants to contribute far…
Union EVG threatens the railway with weeks of strikes
Cologne Central Station during a strike The EVG had already twice called for strikes in the collective bargaining dispute. (Photo: IMAGO/NurPhoto) Berlin According to a media report, the railway union…
Union EVG threatens the railway with weeks of strikes
Cologne Central Station during a strike The EVG had already twice called for strikes in the collective bargaining dispute. (Photo: IMAGO/NurPhoto) Berlin According to a media report, the railway union…
Union EVG threatens the railway with weeks of strikes
Cologne Central Station during a strike The EVG had already twice called for strikes in the collective bargaining dispute. (Photo: IMAGO/NurPhoto) Berlin According to a media report, the railway union…
EVG largely paralyzes traffic in Germany
EVG warning strike Many trains are likely to be canceled or delayed on Friday. (Photo: dpa) Berlin In the collective bargaining dispute at the railways, the EVG union has largely…